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Installation
Removal of the door panel
In order to install the MATCH speakers in the ori-
ginal mounting positions it is mandatory to remove
the door panels.
If you are uncertain how to remove the panels,
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perienced car audio dealer for assistance. In any
case follow the instructions of the car manufacturer.
Here are some important hints:
1. The door panel is fastened with several hidden
screws to the metal sheet of the door. Make sure
that you have loosened all screws before you try to
remove the door panel.
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plastic clips, which may be damaged during the
disassembly when the ambient temperature is be-
low 10°C. Always pull the door panel horizontally
to loosen the clips – never apply any vertical force.
Note that broken plastic clips have to be replaced
before reinstalling the door panel in order to avoid
undesired rattle and noise.
Installation of the MS 42C-BMW.2
The MS 42C-BMW.2 is a 2-way component system,
which will be mounted in the original speaker loca-
tions. After you have dismantled the door panels,
you can remove the original midrange speakers.
Then reinstall the new MATCH midwoofers, using
the included screws.
For the installation of the tweeters you have to re-
move the mirror triangles that incorporated the ori-
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the triangles and replace them by the new MATCH
tweeters. If you own a car that hasn’t any tweeters
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mirror triangles as spare parts from your BMW dea-
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After the installation of the midwoofers and the
tweeters you have to connect them to the crossover
network using the included cable harness. Please
note that all wires from speaker to crossover net-
work are already pre-assembled with cable shoes
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driver. Carefully check for the right polarity of each
connection.
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door panel, e.g. by using some strong, double-
sided adhesive tape or hot glue. Make sure that
you choose an appropriate recess in the door panel
as position for the crossover network itself, so that
it does not collide with any other part of the door
structure when you reassemble the door panel.
Finally you have to connect the original speaker
cable to the input of the crossover network. This re-
quires cutting off the original connector with pincers.
Never cut the cables directly behind the connector
itself if you like to reconnect them at a later date.
The original speaker cables have to be equipped
with the crimp terminals. These crimp terminals
stick in one of the pre-assembled cables. If you
don’t have a dedicated crimping tool you can use
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ginal cables as well.
Installation of the MS 1T-BMW.2:
Installation of the MS 4X-BMW.2
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which will be installed in the original midrange
speaker positions. After you have dismantled the
door panels, you can remove the original midrange
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speakers, using the included screws.
